Cruise Control problems of the 2006 Ford Taurus - part 1

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Ford Taurus. On several occasions, while driving, the vehicle independently accelerated. While the vehicle was parked, it accelerated without warning. Also, the cruise control failed to operate. The contact stated that the gear shifter was placed in neutral and the accelerator pedal was depressed in order to stop the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and the contact was advised to take the vehicle to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The approximate failure mileage was 116,000.

Cruise control stopped working & then a couple weeks later while driving up a hill the accelerator took off by itself like the cruise control was on, when I took my foot off the gas pedal the car continued to accelerate. In a panic I shifted the car into neutral & the engine rev'd up to over 4000 rpm it then quit accerating by itself. 3 days later it does it again, accelerated on its own with my foot off the gas pedal. This is a very dangerous situation. Luckily for me there was no car in front of me. Does someone have to die in order for a recall to be ordered?????.

When driving the gas pedal sticks to the floor of the car, the cruise control comes on, and the car will just take off. It still stays stuck when you turn the car off. You have to put the car in park and push on the gas pedal until it stops. This happened on 6/25/16 and numerous times since.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Taurus. While driving at various speeds with the cruise control engaged, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The vehicle was able to be stopped and a loud abnormal noise was heard. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,000.

Car in motion at highway speed. Accelerator sticks after taking foot off. On highway and street. Cruise control is off. Must put car in neutral, pull off road, restart car.

Car accelerated with brakes applied,this corrected itself then repeated 3 more times. Took car to my mechanic discovered cruise control arm detached and was getting caught in throttle. Took car to dealer. They will examine on 3/10/16. Called Ford spoke with jeffrey in customer service no recall gave VIN# and reported issue. Discovered this issue has happened to many others with Taurus vehicles. Very dangerous and scary issue. The part is plastic and either wears or bad design because it comes free from the mount and gets caught in the throttle when driving. You don't know until you try to stop. Car wants to keep going and rpm gauge shows throttle being applied with foot off accelerator and on brake. Pushing the gas pedal rapidly dislodge's cruise control arm but it gets stuck again randomly. Mechanic snapped piece back in place but it dislodged again once gas pedal is depressed.

Recently while I was driving my cruise control completely stopped working. Two days after that I was slowing for a red light and I noticed that my car was revving up in gears as I was slowing down. I was barely able to get my car to stop and I shut it down to prevent accident. After the red light was over I started up my car and shifted into drive. That is when I noticed my car accelerating on its own. Without pressing my foot on the gas pedal my car was able to accelerate up to about 45 miles per hour. This car is unsafe and after some research I have found out that there were 14 issues like this reported and others that were not reported (for instance this happened to my sister's 2005 Ford Taurus and she had to repair it out of her own pocket). I wanted to provide this report because Ford is refusing to help with this issue despite this being a clear safety issue. This issue happens while the car is stationary and while moving.

While I was driving my vehicle accelerated to almost 50 mph without me touching the gas pedal in at all. When I tried to break, my breaks did work but not completely. There have been multiple occasions when my vehicle has lost all power and completely shut off, every time being at an extremely busy intersection. My cruise control has been disconnected and the issue still occurs. When I turn my car on now, it goes up to 4,000 rpms by itself in park. Huge safety issue.

The car suddenly began to accelerate and was difficult to stop. I put it in neutral after I got to a place where I could park. The engine accelerated to 3000 rpm and I turned off the ignition. I attempted to start the car again and engine again rose to 3000 rpm. I checked to see that the accelerator was not stuck to the floorboard. Then started the engine again. Again it reved to over 3000 rpm so I pressed the gas pedal and then the idle returned to normal. Once I got on the freeway to return home the cruise control would not engage. I called the Ford dealership and they stated they were not aware of any recalls on 2006 Ford Taurus for acceleration problems.

I have had issues with my sudden acceleration, sticking accelator pedal since my cruise control stopped functioning. I pull over or place my car into neutral to get the acceleration to stop. I have seen many other complaints and feel a recall is advisable for this issue before injury occurs.

I bought a Ford Taurus on December 3 got it home and put it in park and it was like the accelerator was stuck. Have had it in shop numerous times. It does this going down the road at times and is unpredictable. It is very hard to apply the brake to stop it and I have to romp on the gas and then hit the brakes. My cruise control in my care does not work and have read that it maybe part of the problem.

Beginning a few months ago (November 2012), my 2006 Ford Taurus has had a couple times when the vehicle will accelerate without pushing on the gas pedal. These few incidents have corresponded with my cruise control stopping to work. I notice them at lower speeds, but I cannot rule out the same issue at higher speeds because braking is harder at these speeds. The last incident was December 31, 2012 at 9:32 pm. The vehicle was traveling at 25 mph. I noticed it was hard to stop and the rpm's were not slowing down when I broke. I then had to pull over to the side of the road and put the vehicle in park. At that moment the rpms increased to 4,000 and I turned the car off. I started the car again in park and it did the same thing. The third restart, it began to increase, but when I pumped the pedal the increase stopped and it returned to normal idle rpm. Upon searching google for this issue, I saw multiple reports on the NHTSA's investigation in March 2012. As a result, I am submitting this claim. The descriptions resulting in this investigation sounded exactly like my issue.

Last fall I was driving on the interstate about 45 miles. When I reached the city I was visiting I got off interstate and came to red light. Vehicle engine started revving. I had to keep foot on brake to prevent rearending car in front of me. My car continued to do this while in traffic. I got home ok and didn't have a problem again until I drove it on the interstate again. The problem seemed to stop for a month or two until my husband was driving in December 2012 and he tried to use the cruise control and it would not work. When we got to the city off the interstate the car began the acceleration again while in bumper to bumper traffic. It happened once again to me two weeks ago and last week the check engine light has come on. The car seems to drive ok until we drive it at interstate speeds for a period of time and then slow down. I am afraid this is going to cause an accident.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Ford Taurus. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal became stuck while it was depressed causing the vehicle to suddenly accelerate and the cruise control to fail. The failure recurred several times. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 67,000 and the current mileage was 68,000. Pmb.

I was driving home from work one day and noticed the car wasn't running right, I could tell there was something wrong. I noticed when I would use my brake the car acted like it didn't want to slow down or stop and once I left off the brake the car accelerated by itself so I began to check the cruise control buttons to make sure they were off but then realized my husband tried to use the cruise control a few months earlier and couldn't get it to work. So I shifted into neutral and the engine went up past 4000 rpm's so I quickly shifted back into drive. Once I finally got it home and put it in park the engine went up past 4000 rpm's again so I quickly shut off the engine. My husband examined the engine and assumed the problem was an idling sensor so we purchased one at a local auto parts store. He changed the part but this did not fix the problem so we have now parked the car until we can find out what's wrong with it.

My 2006 Ford Taurus se has a problem accelerating unexpectedly. I can feel the gas pedal depress and the car accelerates unexpectedly. The first time this happened I was pulling away from a stop sign and then slowing down to turn into a parking lot. The car was still trying to accelerate and I had to press harder on the brake to slow down. I then shifted to neutral and tapped the gas pedal. The car idled back down from almost 3000 rpm to around 1000, as it should be. It then accelerated unexpectedly 2 more times on my way home that evening. My cruise control no longer works either. I can turn it on and set the cruise. The light even works on the dash saying the cruise is set. But, the car just decelerates when I let off the gas pedal and the cruise turns off after it slows down 5-7 mph from where it was set. I'm really glad that it wasn't one of my teenage drivers in the drivers seat when this happened. I will not let them drive the car again until it's fixed. I'm sure Ford will do the right thing and fix the issue. I'm calling the local dealership tonight.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Taurus. The contact was driving approximately 50 mph with the cruise control activated, the brake pedal was engaged repeatedly and the vehicle continued to accelerate. The engine was turned off upon reaching a stop sign however the failure recurred after the vehicle was restarted the dealer was notified of the malfunction whom stated that the cruise control needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included on any recalls. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000.

5 minutes into a trip through town I noticed that it was extremely hard to use my brakes, I had to force them down and hold the brake pedal hard. When the light turned green and I released the brakes my car shot forward without my foot on the gas pedal. About 20 minutes later on the freeway I realized my cruise control wasn't working.

On may 6, 2012, while driving at highway speeds, I could feel my 2006 Ford Taurus se accelerating despite my foot not pressing the accelerator, nor the cruise control being engaged. As I pressed the brakes, the car continued to accelerate, with rpm reaching 3000 to 4000. After exiting the highway and placing the vehicle in park, the engine continued to accelerate. In order to stop this rapid acceleration in rpm, I turned off the engine. Upon restarting, the engine immediately revved to over 3000 rpm. If I shifted the vehicle into neutral, the engine would rev to 4000 rpm then drop down to 1000 rpm. This sudden, rapid, acceleration continued to randomly occur as I drove to my destination. I took my vehicle to a Ford dealer for repairs, as I was not near my place of residence. They replaced the idle air control valve. However, as I was driving home from work on August 12,2012, at a speed between 35-40 mph, my Taurus began to accelerate again on its own. I immediately shifted the car into neutral and the rpm went to 4000 and dropped down to 1000. I then shifted the vehicle back to the drive position, and the engine idled fine the rest of my trip home. The best way to describe the rapid acceleration is similar to when using the cruise control. If the cruise control is turned on and you decide to "coast", the engine slows down. But when you press the "resume" button on the cruise control, you can feel the engine pull and the car begin accelerating. This is what it felt like while driving. However, I had not been using the cruise control in either of the aforementioned situations. My mother, my newborn daughter, myself or other motorists could have been killed during this uncontrolled increased acceleration.

Sudden acceleration problem with my 2006 Ford Taurus has started again. . . I first reported this to NHTSA about a month ago. . This time around, it begins intermittently on start up, and sometimes while driving. . . This problem began when my cruise control stopped working. This is a very dangerous condition. . . It happened three times to my wife about 2 hours ago, and she had to press very hard on the brakes to get it to stop at a stoplight the acceleration problems began over a year ago and happened on and off since then. . . . We have gone through a period of several months without a problem. . But this time it is much worse, the acceleration is more severe. .

Intermittent throttle problems. On the freeway, have had the cruise control on and it doesn't work, off and it continues to hold it's current speed. On city streets, idles at high rate, and when break released the car increases speed (I. E. Went from 0 to 45mph without pressing gas peddle). I have to press break often to remain in speed limit. I am afraid the breaks will wear out too quickly with this problem. This is a safety issue, but because the car is out of warranty, Ford dealership will not repair the car without charging for a diagnostic and then parts and labor. This is a defect that is apparently happening to many other vehicles and should be immediately treated as a recall before someone gets hurt!.

Exited the interstate after using cruise control. Approximately 20-25 miles after exiting I applied pressure to the brakes to slow down due to traffic. Rpm revved up and car seemed to be fighting me - it wanted to go faster but I wanted to slow down. I was approximately 5 miles from my home and basically was applying pressure to the brakes off and on. I stopped in a school zone for bus traffic and almost could not get stopped. Then when releasing the brake the car jumped up in speed and was hard to control. I did eventually make it to my home and turned into my drive at a very high speed. I did get stopped, placed car in park but engine still revved very very loudly. I turned the car off. A mechanic showed me a hose that had come loose and he put it back on. I only drove car approximately 5-6 mile trips for the next few days. Again on 3-21-2012 while attempting to visit someone 1. 5 hours away the same thing occurred again. I stopped at the nearest gas station and felt like the car was going to jump through the wall. It was very scary and I looked under the hood to find the hose had popped off again. I did get it back on after a few minutes and abandoned trip and drove home. Before reaching home repeat of the incident. My significant other called the Ford dealer where the vehicle was purchased and the response was I could bring it for a service call and fee but they could not offer any fix for this problem. My significant other also asked about the safety of driving the vehicle and their response was they had a wrecker service. I really don't know what to do from here, please advise. I work for the state public health department system and could possibly travel at any given time. I read the recent articles and the pictures are exactly what was shown under the hood of my care. Thank you.

I was driving my car to drop my kids off at school and daycare when I noticed it was running at an extremely high rpm (5000). I had to drive with both feet on the brake pedal to keep the speed at a reasonable limit. Once I got to the first school, I parked and shut it off thinking maybe that would help. When I started it back up, the engine rpm immediately shot back up to 5000 and climbing. The engine was making such a loud and vibratory noise that I shut it off again and called my husband and he came over and traded vehicles with me. Same thing when started it; it immediately started revving and he put it into drive and there was loud thud as if the engine had hit the ground. He let off the gas and it started pulling itself. (now from my husband's experience) he took it on the interstate to see how high the speed would get before it topped out. Eventually he had to start applying the brakes at 93 mph. For whatever reason, he wondered if the cruise control would be able to maintain a safe speed and he wouldn't have to ride the brakes at 65-70 mph. When hit the cruise control it didn't work (he realized he was riding the brakes) so he hit the brake as firmly as he could to get it down to a slower speed to invoke the cruise control. Once he got down to about 50-60 mph he hit the cruise again and it came on but the car was still slowly accelerating. He hit the brakes to turn the cruise off and felt the gas pedal pop up and hit him on the side of the right foot and then the car started slowing down. We still have to drive it (he does because I?m terrified to get behind the wheel) and it does the same thing. Now he just taps the gas pedal until releases and tries not to press the gas pedal to deep.

On Jan. 10, 2012 I was coming to a stop at a cross walk with a follow to a stop light. It was at that time that the car accelerated so fast I had to put the brakes on, that was not going to stop the car, so I put it in neutral and hit the gas pedal with my foot, that stop the car from accelerating. I almost hit a person in the cross walk and then I would have gone in to the intersection. This was one of many incident's my self and my family, (husband, and son) had with this car. I called Ford corp office and asked if there were any recalls on this problem of course they said no. I told them on the Ford form website, others were having the same issue. Still Ford said there was nothing they could do, that no recalls were out there. I said does someone have to die to get a recall. Still no real answer from them. So, I had to go to (3) different mechanics to figure out what was wrong. The Ford dealer in greenfield, MA disconnected my cruise control, they said that it was latching on to the throttle, that was the problem. This to me is a Ford recall issue. I plan on addressing this with the attorney general office.

Purchased this vehicle used and immediately had episodes of the accelerator sticking. Happens on nearly every trip with this vehicle and happens 4-5 time on a 20 mile trip. Worse episodes of stuck accelerator with rapid acceleration as in freeway entrance ramps. The brakes can override the stuck accelerator, but it is frightening when it happens in town. After several months of dealing with this issue and not finding a cause, we have learned to stop the sticking by punching the accelerator hard once or twice at a point in the road where more forward acceleration will not be a safety issue. We have had this issue so much and are so familiar with it, I sometimes use it as a cruise control feature while on the freeway, but it is not as reliable and is not as steady as the true speed control device. This issue is dangerous for the inexperience driver and should be addressed quickly. I am aware of a national study of this very problem. Please let us know the outcome.

I currently own a 2006 Ford Taurus with approximately 91,000 miles. Recently, the vehicle began to accelerate on it's own as if the gas pedal is stuck. The problem began after the vehicle's cruise control stopped working. The problem with self acceleration is occurring daily at this point. "stomping" the accelerator is the only remedy to the problem during driving conditions. The vehicle will continue to accelerate to high speeds until the accelerator is repeatedly pushed.

Regarding action #pe12005. Sudden acceleration, my 2006 Ford Taurus had several instances of acceleration, beginning July 14 & 15th 2011, and ending approximately September 2011. . . I know the beginning dates are accurate, because one of these dates is a family birthday, and it happened first on that birthday. . This usually happened when I was decelerating, such as at stop lights. . It required hard, heavy pressure on the brakes to keep the vehicle stopped until I could pull over and put the car in neutral I would guess the number of instances to be 6-8 times this somehow seemed related to my cruise control. . My cruise stopped working on June 14 2011, then the incidents of acceleration started almost immediately. . I was usually driving a daily stretch of road at 45 mph when the instances of acceleration occurred. When the accelerations happened, I pulled over to the side of the road, riding the brakes hard until I was slowed, then I slipped the transmission in neutral and would depress the accelerator pedal fast and release. . This usually caused the acceleration to stop. . . Occasionally I had to shut the engine off to get this to cease. . After several weeks, this all stopped, and has not happened again in several months. . . My cruise control no longer works. .

This vehicle has a mind of it's own. It accelerates at a high rpm and will not stop. We have had many "near misses" running red lights and failing to stop when necessary. The dealer has attempted to fix it a couple of times and told us that the problem is common with the 2006 model Taurus. After several incidents, the dealer will not cover the cost of repair as there are no recalls for this model to date. I am not sure where to go from here or if there is a way to disable the cruise control altogether. The only way to stop the vehicle is to apply heavy brake pressure, shift to neutral and shut down the engine. Sometimes this will correct the problem and other times it will not. I understand that the NHTSA is investigating these vehicles for this problem. I do hope they move quickly on this before anything serious happens if it has not already.

When driving, the vehicle would not decelerate when pressure was taken off the accelerator pedal. This typically occurred around 55 mph. It felt as if the cruise control was on, but it was not. When the vehicle would not decelerate on its own, I would apply the brake to come to a complete stop. When I would stop, the engine was remain at approximately 2,000 rpms. This problem was intermittently, but did occur approximate 10 times over the course of a week (until the problem was corrected at a mechanic shop). Furthermore, the cruise control no longer worked. A certified mechanic found that the wire had broken/detached within the cruise control/throttle assembly. This wire was the reason why the cruise control no longer worked and why the throttle was getting "stuck. " the entire cruise control assembly had to be replaced. This fixed the problem.

The cruise control on my Ford Taurus stopped working approximately a year ago (though it could be longer) and since that time my car will periodically speed up on its own! it occurred again this morning in rush hour traffic!!! luckily, I tapped the accelerator several times and managed to get it unstuck but this is dangerous and should be recalled and repaired immediately before someone gets seriously injured or (heaven forbid) killed.

2006 Ford Taurus - while driving 30-40mph, the car began to accelerate without any pressure on the gas pedal. When attempting to stop the car, the brakes were pushed to the maximum and the car stopped half way into the intersection. After continuing through the red light, I put the car in neutral and the rpm continued to 4000-5000 until I shut the power off. When I restarted the car, the rpm immediately continued back to 5000. This is an extremely dangerous situation that I have read numerous reports and complaints. The remedy is shifting into neutral and coming to a stop--or tapping the accelerator with the foot and saying a prayer. There is no known recall available and this is a frequent complaint. There needs to be something done about this before it becomes fatal. It appears to be an issue with the cruise control that is common to many 2006 Ford Taurus models--even if the driver never uses the cruise control, the coil may hold the accelerator down. This can result in prolonged stopping times and distances, accidents, unexpected acceleration, and heating up brakes to the point of a fire. I urge any reader driving a Taurus -- particularly the 2006 model--to take action. This is not something that fixes itself and will absolutely result in future fatalities if not addressed.

I was driving on the highway at approximately 80mph with the cruise control on when I decided to exit the highway to go to a gas station. At the time the light was green so I maintained speed but slowed gradually. The light turned yellow and I tried to speed up a little bit. The light quickly turned red. I slammed on the brakes hard as I possibly could but the vehicle didn't seem to slow and the engine rpm remained steady. I managed to slow the vehicle to around 35mph before having to take an evasive maneuver into a busy intersection through a red light. I struck one car and it spun me around hitting another car.

The car accelerates without any contact with the gas pedal. This occurs while driving which makes stopping more difficult (I have never noticed it occur while in park). I did take it to a mechanic who looked the car over; he didn't find anything obviously wrong, but guessed it was the cruise control and disconnected it. This did not fix the problem at all, as it still accelerates on its own. When it happens I keep tapping on the gas pedal until it stops accelerating, which is effective. It is very unsafe - it has been going on for so long I instinctively keep my eye on the tachometer to catch the acceleration as soon as it starts.

I was driving to work about to pull in to my office parking lot. I pulled my foot off of the accelerator so that coast into the parking lot when I noticed the car increasing in speed instead of slowing down. I had to brake hard just to keep the car under control, but it was going much faster than it should in a parking lot. As I tried to park, the rpms increased to dangerous levels. I put the car into park and the rpms were still very very high. I then shut the car off. I felt scared and grateful that I did not have an accident. The same morning, I took it to the dealer - thinking I might have to tow it, but it started and the rpms seemed okay. I got halfway to the dealer and it began to do it again as I was driving down an open road. I don't know why, but I tapped the accelerator and the rpms returned to normal. I described all of this to the dealer. They worked on it and could not find the problem. It acted up for them also. I picked the car up that afternoon with no other solution other than to tap the accelerator to get it to stop. Stupidly, I drove it for weeks this way before I found my own solution. My cruise control also stopped working. The problem is mechanical, I had my wife push the gas while the car was in park so that I could see what was actually moving under the hood of the car. I found some little control device (for lack of a better word) that was sticking. A ball and joint on the device would get disconnected from the action happening when you press the gas and cause the rmps to spike. I simply secured the ball and joint connection with wire fishing leader from my tackle box. No problems in almost 1 year. I didn't think more of it until all of the news about Toyota. Not sure about the date. - about 1 year ago.

While driving (can be at any speed) engine accelerates on its own as if using the cruise control. No lights come on (check engine or cruise) braking does not stop problem. Tapping accelerator will stop acceleration. Happens frequently. Car at 53000 miles and no longer under warranty.